Fast Stats!

I wanted to include some statistics about Oklahoma City and Portland. Sara says, "Sounds like some kind of nerd post!" So, let me begin the first "Nerd Post" for okctopdx.

Let's make an OKC to PDX comparison! This in no way is meant to prove one city is better than the other. It is just a chance to compare the two cities, in an objective (Sara says nerdy!) way.

OKC
Lat. 35 deg 28 min 56 sec N
Lon. 97 deg 32 min 6 sec W
Elev. 1,201 ft

PDX
Lat. 45 deg 31 min 12 sec N
Lon. 122 deg 40 min 55 sec W
Elev. 50ft

Based on the U.S. Census estimate (2006):

OKC has a population of 537,734 people
vs.
PDX has a population of 537,081 people

Total area of OKC is 621.15 square miles while the total area of PDX is 145.37 square miles.

Climate for OKC:

Ave. Yearly High/Low/Ave: 71.1/49.2/60.1 deg F
Precip.: 35.85 inches
Snow: 9.2 inches
Heating Degree Days: 3663
Cooling Degree Days: 1907
Ave high in July: 93.1 deg F
Ave high in January: 47.1 deg F
Ave winds: South at 13 mph

Climate for PDX:

Ave. Yearly High/Low/Ave: 62.6/44.5/53.6 deg F
Precip.: 36.3 inches
Snow: 6.6 inches
Heating Degree Days: 4522
Cooling Degree Days: 371
Ave high in July: 79.3 deg F
Ave high in January: 45.6 deg F
Ave winds: East Southeast at 8 mph